I'll carefully examine both page images to transcribe this document. The [strikethrough: reasons] wou'd [undecipherable] that you [strikethrough: be] one of the commiss^rs. & repairs to England as an agent the object of the [strikethrough: the] articles of the treaty, with [strikethrough: respect] to the respecting irregular or illegal captures or condemnations of our subjects & property, and has mentioned [strikethrough: agree] to me in such terms as of no one to cause to [undecipherable]. The opinion of [undecipherable] when I have an opportunity to communicate every thing said on this occasion, if it does not render your [strikethrough: views] will at least invite you to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and to the utmost exertion of your talents to [strikethrough: fulfill] the objects of such a trust. As the [undecipherable] [strikethrough: of the] [undecipherable] and require soon to be [undecipherable] [strikethrough: has] requested [undecipherable] to write to you by [undecipherable: express] and [strikethrough: will] request an answer by the return. Let me now mention to you [strikethrough: why] [undecipherable] think you ought to accept. 1. The salary will be [undecipherable: a hand]some sum and the business may require three years to bring to a final close. In this point of view as it may be nearly equal to the emoluments of your present practice it is nothing [undecipherable: lost] [strikethrough: but] by exchanging the one for the other. 2 During your residence in London you will have an opportunity to [undecipherable: develop] [strikethrough: new] sources of legal information and [strikethrough: exercise] [undecipherable] nearly [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and may be useful to you [undecipherable: as either a] [strikethrough: an] [undecipherable: lawyer] or statesman. 3^d The nature of the business [undecipherable] to [undecipherable: make] the acquaintance [undecipherable: of] such as cannot fail to be of interest. [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] with [undecipherable] [undecipherable] you [undecipherable] active as [undecipherable] you [undecipherable] [undecipherable]. 4. [undecipherable] may your public [undecipherable: views] [undecipherable] afford you [undecipherable: an] [undecipherable: excellent] opportunity to lay a [undecipherable: foundation] [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [strikethrough: still] further [undecipherable: usefulness] [undecipherable: to your] country. 5 It enables you to render a [undecipherable: most] [strikethrough: essential] service to the State of Maryland [strikethrough: and] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] relative to [undecipherable: her] bank stocks, a [undecipherable: matter] which I am sure you must feel and an opportunity [undecipherable: which] I hope you will not lose. You know how important the recovery of this [undecipherable: stock] [undecipherable] to be [undecipherable: alike] as well as to our friend M^r Chase and [strikethrough: that] [undecipherable: the] [undecipherable] occasion [undecipherable: which] [strikethrough: that] now presents may [strikethrough: with] never again occur, to [undecipherable: serve] the State, the merchants and the United States. I [undecipherable: press] your accepting [undecipherable: upon] you with [undecipherable: urgency]. Indeed I have [undecipherable] [strikethrough: already] have [undecipherable: committed] myself to the President that you [undecipherable: would] [undecipherable: accept] with [undecipherable: alacrity] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to [undecipherable: lose] [undecipherable: my] expectations that you might have been induced I have visited Philad^a under another character for the remainder of M^r Duvals time & [undecipherable] in Congress; but I relinquish all ideas on this head. I sacrifice it to what [undecipherable: is] more to your advantage and [strikethrough: certainly] to a more pleasant employment. I am On this & every [undecipherable: account] in a [undecipherable] and very sincerely your friend & h^ble Ser^t James McHenry M^r [undecipherable: Pinkney]